US President Donald Trump insisted that Iran was taking part in peace talks, suggesting Tehran's denials were because Iranian negotiators fear being killed by their own side.
"They are negotiating, by the way, and they want to make a deal so badly. But they're afraid to say it, because they figure they'll be killed by their own people," Mr Trump told a dinner for Republican members of Congress.
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Pattern Analysis and Deeper Implications:
* STEELMAN: The US is engaged in a military operation against Iran, with President Trump suggesting that Iranian negotiators are afraid to admit their desire for a deal due to fear of being killed by their own people or by the US.
* PATTERN SCAN: ARC-0043 Motte-and-Bailey (Trump suggests both peace talks and potential military escalation), ARC-0024 Ambiguity (unclear who is negotiating with the US following the assassination of Ali Khamenei)
* ROOT CAUSE...